906 ALFALFA FARMING IN AMERICA. 
Our first step was to put in the spring-tooth alfal- 
fa harrow and loosen the surface, where little fox- 
tail grass was just showing. This was done imme- 
diately after the hay was taken away. Then fol- 
lowed the fertilizer distributor with basie slag at 
the rate of 500 pounds per acre, as nearly as we 
could estimate, putting it on in strips and leaving 
THE SVRING-TOOTH ALFALIAA TARROW. 
strips unfertilized. For comparison, we also used 
acid phosphate, in similar strips. The field was 
then harrowed again erossways with the alfalfa 
harrow. This turned over every inch of the soil, 
running about 3” deep, and left a clean surface. Dry 
weather followed and the result was not so striking, 
as we had hoped to sce, until after the next cutting 
